Show FARMERS PROSPER both farm a assets 5 sets and farm income have expanded tremendously since the outbreak of world war 11 II according to a late report released by the national industrial conference board to total t at assets increased about 90 per cent from 53 7 billion dollars at the beginning of 1940 to 1015 5 billion dollars six years later gross income L from agriculture shot up 1 24 per cent over the same period that income plus government payments to about 11 billion dollars in 1940 and only a little less than 25 billion dollars in 1945 virtually all the gain was registered by income from agriculture government p payments a y m e n t s were not changed during the years covered by the report cash receipts from farm rose from 83 8 3 billon billion dollars dollar s in 1940 to a very considerable sid erable 20 8 billion in 1945 real estate was by far the largest item among farm assets rising from 33 8 billion dollars in 1940 to 56 6 billion in 1946 |